| Year: | 1996 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Fair Grounds Field |
| City: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | John Skeeters |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Brent Bubela |
| Mvpteam: | Sam Houston State |
The 1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1996[1] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1996 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Kevin Hermes | Sam Houston State | |
| David Balcer | Northwestern State | ||
| C | Juan Navarro | Northwestern State | |
| 1B | George Kellert | Northwestern State | |
| 2B | Brian Gaffney | Sam Houston State | |
| 3B | Fred Ortega | Northwestern State | |
| SS | Ray Arrrendondo | Southwest Texas State | |
| OF | Matt Schnabel | Southwest Texas State | |
| Will Pearce | Northwestern State | ||
| Shannon Cooley | Northeast Louisiana | ||
| DH | Brent Bubela | Sam Houston State |
Brent Bubela was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Buebla was a designated hitter for Sam Houston State.